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Naples, Giuseppe Raimondi, 1755. In 4th. With 8 numbered plates folded outside the text engraved in copper, foxing, some light browning, small tear without loss in the upper margin of p. 39, small restoration with scotch tape on the reverse of plates I and III (small tear on the outer corner), modern brown half leather binding with corners and marbled paper. Membership stamp in the lower margin of sheet B2 by Salvatore Cucuzza Silvestri.
Specialist Notes
FIRST EDITION, BELONGED TO THE SCIENTIST AND VULCANOLOGIST SALVATORE CUCUZZA SILVESTRI (1923-2012) of this important illustrated treatise on the volcanic activity of Vesuvius written by Italian naturalist and philosopher Della Torre (1712-1782). The result of a twenty-year study in the field, which will be an example for many international scholars, the naturalist presents an analysis of the eruptive mechanics and of the expelled material, framing these activities in a broader perspective that outlines the history of the volcano.
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